county

Landkreis, Grafschaft

Gebiet innerhalb eines Landes oder Bundesstaates, oft mit eigener örtlicher Verwaltung.

In einfachem Englisch: An area within a country or state, often with its own local government.

• She lives in a small county.
• The county council repaired the bridge.
• Three counties reported heavy flooding.

Häufige Wendungen: county council, county government, rural county, county boundary

historische Grafschaft

Benanntes Gebiet mit traditionellen Grenzen, das keine eigene Verwaltung mehr hat.

In einfachem Englisch: A named area with traditional boundaries that no longer has its own government.

• The village lies in a historic county.
• These county boundaries appear on older maps.
• The traditional county has no separate council today.

Häufige Wendungen: historic county, traditional county, county boundary